Furthermore, after negotiations lasting fifteen years, in 2001 China joined the World Trade Organization. Roman Law News was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy, but its detailed rules were developed by professional jurists and were highly sophisticated. In medieval England, royal courts developed a body of precedent which later became the common law. A Europe-wide Law Merchant was formed so that merchants could trade with common standards of practice rather than with the many splintered facets of local laws.
- The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg allows citizens of the Council of Europe member states to bring cases relating to